((ATTN: UPDATES with Hyundai and Kia freezing salaries for office managers in lead
para, quote in para 5; AMENDS headline)

((ATTN: RECASTS paras 2, 3, 6)
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly speaker said Monday he

(ATTN: MODIFIES throughought; UPDATES with more details in para 5; ADDS background
in paras 6-8)
By Tony Chang

(ATTN: UPDATES from 4th para with abductee detail, official quote, minister's visit
to Beijing)
BEIJING/SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has conveyed to South Korea that

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly speaker said Monday he
will use his authority to arbitrate between rival parties to break an ongoing

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea commissioned on Monday the first of three
Aegis destroyers, equipped with unrivaled attack capabilities and a

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- LG Display Co., the world's second-largest maker of
liquid crystal displays (LCD), said Monday it has developed an LCD panel that can

(ATTN: ADDS the labor union says talks on a capital injection failed in paras 7-8;
stock reaction in final para)

Today in Korean history
Dec. 23

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Monday.